My thoughts on Gotham
When I first saw the trailer for this show I was turned off by it because it's a prequel, enough said. Fans say they don't want to see Batman's origin what makes the creators think that we want to see everyone else's? Also, this show should have been called Gotham Elementary, I'm serious there are moments at the beginning where the show feels like that. I'm surprised that there isn't an episode where Bane bullies Bruce. Also, what about Arrow that show use Batman villains so there are no copyright issues? What made me give this series a chance is that season 5 is going to adapt one of my favorite Batman stories, that is No Man's Land.
Basically, this is a cop show with Batman villains. Later on, this show grew some legs at the expense of Batman's mythology, the way this show plays with it I feel like I'm watching a Flash Point version of Batman. I'm surprised that Mr. Burton is not involved with this show because it has a bizarre tone to it just like his movies. This series is centered on Jim Gordon, what's the point of this if we don't learn much about him? This show drags out the mystery of who killed Bruce's parents and made it complex to the point where you won't care who did it.
You might be disappointed with how this series handled the No Man's land story, the creators treat it as a mini-series. I don't understand why that story can work as a season-long story. The last episode feels like a season premiere, the episode before last feels like the series final. One of the things that bugs me about this show is the Easter eggs, they are so on the nose that characters might as well put up a sign that says I'm going to be this person or that person if you're too stupid to figure it out. Also, it seems like the writers want to have it both ways as far as wanting to do their own thing with the mythology and make this show look familiar to everyone else.
I'm let down with how this show uses the Penguin, it wasn't bad it's just that I was hoping he would play role in Bruce's parent's death considering their history.
I don't buy Bruce's relationship with Selina because of how manipulative she is, I'm surprised Bruce didn't strangle her for all the mind games she played with him.
Alfred is more or less the same character as he was portrayed in the past. What makes this Alfred different is that we get his backstory of him being in the service. Also, his dynamic with Burce is different due to Bruce being a minor.
Harvey Bullock is jaded, we get an episode that shows us why he's like that.
What happened to Harvey Dent? I mean He was in season one after that we don't see him anymore.
This show wasted Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange and Scar Face.
The Riddle is handled fine for the most part.
Basically, this is a cop show with Batman villains. Later on, this show grew some legs at the expense of Batman's mythology, the way this show plays with it I feel like I'm watching a Flash Point version of Batman. I'm surprised that Mr. Burton is not involved with this show because it has a bizarre tone to it just like his movies. This series is centered on Jim Gordon, what's the point of this if we don't learn much about him? This show drags out the mystery of who killed Bruce's parents and made it complex to the point where you won't care who did it.
You might be disappointed with how this series handled the No Man's land story, the creators treat it as a mini-series. I don't understand why that story can work as a season-long story. The last episode feels like a season premiere, the episode before last feels like the series final. One of the things that bugs me about this show is the Easter eggs, they are so on the nose that characters might as well put up a sign that says I'm going to be this person or that person if you're too stupid to figure it out. Also, it seems like the writers want to have it both ways as far as wanting to do their own thing with the mythology and make this show look familiar to everyone else.
I'm let down with how this show uses the Penguin, it wasn't bad it's just that I was hoping he would play role in Bruce's parent's death considering their history.
I don't buy Bruce's relationship with Selina because of how manipulative she is, I'm surprised Bruce didn't strangle her for all the mind games she played with him.
Alfred is more or less the same character as he was portrayed in the past. What makes this Alfred different is that we get his backstory of him being in the service. Also, his dynamic with Burce is different due to Bruce being a minor.
Harvey Bullock is jaded, we get an episode that shows us why he's like that.
What happened to Harvey Dent? I mean He was in season one after that we don't see him anymore.
This show wasted Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Hugo Strange and Scar Face.
The Riddle is handled fine for the most part.
There are things I like about this show like the relationship between Jim and Bruce, that's never been focused on in live-action before. Despite not being crazy about how this show plays with Batman's Mythology I'm happy that the writers are creative with it. This series can be amusing at times. The show borrows elements from different sources. If you can look past that this is a Batman show this is an OK series. I would recommend this if you like Batman year one.
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